In order to take pictures of my models I needed a high quality camera, specifically I booked room and a Cannon Eos 400D.
Originally I was to use an attachment flash but I was advised that it could lead to shadowing on the bodies of the models therefore I used a soft box- which is basically a photographic lighting device I used this piece of equipment so that when I took the picture the light would favour their skin whereas if I used an ordinary flash it would be as if the light is penetrating their skin. I used the same camera for my double page spread photos and the same for my contents (images below)
In the room that I booked there was a choice in what colour background I wanted out of blue and patterns, for my college magazine I used a black background and when it came to editing I wanted to change the background in which was so difficult I didn’t bother to change it. For this reason chose a white background as it was easy to edit round and even if I didn’t want to change it the colour is controversial. I also had to keep a steady hand other wise when I pictures were imported it would look out of focus, so I was instructed to look through the view finder and aim the red dot that I could see at the models eye for maximum quality of my photos. I also learnt how to adjust the zoom on the camera. Most of my pictures were medium close-ups and long shots as if I did close ups then they may denote various things, I wanted to get a shot of what my models were wearing also this is an example of conventions being followed in terms of music magazines.
In order to put my music magazine together I used Adobe Photoshop CS3. I used this program specifically as I needed to edit my picture in terms of contrast, brightness and background colour and this program can produce all these tools to precision. Collectively I used a wide variety of tools in order to produce my magazine project as a whole. For example In order to remove my background I had to use a magic wand tool in which takes large sections of the background out and can then be altered to a colour of my choice. Although I had a few problems as the magic and tool didn’t cut around my models properly and didn’t take all of my background away so I had to use different tools. To cut around my models with precision I used a magnetic lasso tool which automatically connects around the models body so they shape u cut around is more-or-less perfect and for the background once I removed a large quantity of the background there were some dots there but I jus used a rubber. (Image below of magnetic lasso tool being used).
Just like any other film/music star that appears on the front of a magazine their picture is edited whether the contrast is increased or pictures airbrushed. This is to make the person in the cover image look perfect. I used this similar technique as my models are all teenagers they are bound to have a spot or two so I used a spot healing tool in which you can remove spots, although hardness and diameter have to been taken into consideration.
I also used the gradient tool and ruler for my double page spread, I also had a few problems with the gradient as it was on greyscale, but I soon managed to get the hang of it I had to change the colour pallets to the two colours I wanted and click the gradient tool to change my background.
For my font I used two different fonts but they both consisted throughout my project, the font I used for my cover lines and sub cover lines was Arial black and I changed the font colour to purple and and added a stroke which gave it a white out line, the stroke was added around all my models giving them a yellow outline.
With my contents page I added a gradient overlay which made the image of my model blend with the background, with my contents page and front cover I used a filter effect called ink outline which gave my magazine a cartoony effect. Although with my double page spread I decided to keep everything original.
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